Portrait of Blaž Setnikar

Blaž Setnikar

Acting

Biography

Blaz Setnikar is a classically and modern trained multilingual actor who graduated at the Academy for Theatre, Radio, Film and Television in Ljubljana. He has since regularly appeared as a part of the main cast in the popular TV series, e.g. Najini mostovi (Our Bridges), Reka ljubezni (The River of Love), Takle mamo (Household Scenes) and awarded films Posledice (Consequences), Psi brezčasja (Case: Osterberg), Vloga za Emo (Changing Emma), Do takrat pa… (Until then…) and others. He has been fully engaged with all the major theatres in the country over the years. He has received The Slovenian Association of Dramatic Artists award, Julia Award and Sever award and was a part of 20th edition of Sarajevo Film Festival Talents program. He strives towards diversity of genres as well as the characters he portrays.

Place of Birth: Ljubljana, Slovenia

Filmography

2023
Observing

as Maks

2023
Pero

as Himself

2022
Wake Me

as Selim

2022
Lenin's Park

as Aleksander Kruh

2018
2018
Consequences

as Teacher Zoran

2018
2017
The River of Love

as Jan Drole

2015
2015
Case: Osterberg

as Inspector Polak

2012
Vandima

as Ernest

2009